A superb Syrian clay mother goddess figure. A tall hand modelled clay figure with pinched nose, button eyes and wear's elaborately decorated necklace and waistband. Breasts and genitalia clearly defined, wide hips with incised line separating legs. rare to find intact. Guaranteed authentic.
Dating to the late bronze age circa 1900-1700 BC.< ...click for details
A superb Indus Valley clay figure of a mother goddess wearing an elaborately arranged headdress and broad collar necklace. The facial features defined with beak shaped nose and button shaped eyes, the genitalia and breasts are also clearly defined and an incised line separates the legs. Portrayed with arms outstretched. Typical for Shunga period clay figures. Overall a beautiful piece. Two of the flowers and a piece of the buttocks has been reattached otherwise intact, no new clay added. ...click for details
A beautiful South Arabian Sabean limestone pillar carved in high relief with the face of a man, flat faced with sunken eye sockets and triangular shaped nose, remnants of original red pigment decorating lips. A four letter inscription which translates to SALEM (SL'M) meaning a blessing for peace.
A magnificent Caucasus region bronze horsebit with horse cheek pieces, excellent detail with beautiful lustrous patina. Comes with acrylic display stand. One horses head has been reattached, otherwise perfect. Priced to sell.
A superb ancient bowl from Levant with Aramaic script. Clearly defined bold letters spiralling inward in an evenly spaced fashion. Known as Incantation bowls or devil trap bowls; were buried upside down inside homes, the spell a trap to catch demons. This bowl has been rejoined from 4 original fragments with no other restoration. A small section of the rim missing.
A superb marble stargazer head, outstanding facial detail and overall quality of the carving. Mounted on display stand, beautiful patina, small chip on left ear & lower portion missing.
A superb rare Eurasian bronze openwork belt plaque with two confronting rams within a rectangular frame. Beautiful patina, comes with featured display stand.
Dating to circa 1st-2nd century AD.
Measures 10.2cm length/ 14.5cm height on display stand.
A selection of 13 beautiful Bactrian Jasper beads professionally mounted in a modern setting as a necklace, some banded and of various colours. Very pretty setting, centred with a very large jasper bead.
Dating to circa late 2nd millennium BC. BMAC- Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex.
Measures 55cm length / largest bead 7cm length. ...click for details
A beautiful Gandharan grey schist head of Bodhisattva, wearing jewelled turban and earrings. Featured with a moustache and backed with a round nimbus. Superb detail- minor loss to tip of nose and portion of nimbus.
Dating to circa 2nd-3rd century AD.
Measures 13cm height / 21.5cm height on display stand. ...click for details
